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Benita

Benita proper noun: a female given name from Spanish.

Proper noun

Benita

  1. A female given name from Spanish.
    • Benita Bischoff, the 16-year-old daughter of Vivian Gordon, the vice inquiry witness who was found strangled in Van Cortlandt Park, committed suicide in Audubon, N.J., yesterday by inhaling gas.1931 March 4, “Daughter Ends Life over Gordon Murder. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • The chapel of the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest was the setting yesterday afternoon for the wedding of Miss Benita Parker Bryant and Peter Brian Trinkle. The couple’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. A. Parker Bryant of Palm Beach, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trinkle of Fareham, Hampshire, England.1967 August 27, “Benita Bryant Married To Peter Brian Trinkle”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin of Benita

Borrowed from Spanish Benita.

Questions about Benita

What does Benita mean?
Benita means a female given name from Spanish.
What part of speech is Benita?
Benita is a proper noun.

Words near Benita in the dictionary

  1. Benishes
  2. benison
  3. benisons
  4. Beniston
  5. Benit
  6. Benita
  7. Benitez
  8. Benitezes
  9. benitier
  10. benitiers
  11. Benito

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